The death toll in a Jersey flat explosion has risen to five, police said after refusing to rule out criminal activity.
"The number of islanders confirmed to have been killed in the blast is now five," police chief Robin Smith said tonight.
Emergency services had been trying to find survivors after the blast, which also left 12 others missing on Saturday morning, but the operation has moved from search and rescue to "recovery", meaning responders don't expect to find more survivors.But Chief of Jersey Police Robin Smith, asked if there was any suspicion the incident was a crime, said: "We rule nothing in and we rule nothing out.
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